Scones are among the café’s best selling pastries, Donovan says. They also offer vegan cranberry almond, green tea blackberry, Earl Gray lavender and chocolate chip walnut varieties.
Chai Tea Scones
Ingredients
3 cups flour of your choice
1 ½ cups sugar
1 tbsp. baking powder
½ cup vegan butter (or vegetable shortening)
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. nutmeg
¾ cups chilled vanilla chai tea
Preparation
Add dry ingredients to a stand mixer (or hand mixer). Cut butter into cubes and add to the bowl. Add wet ingredients. With the paddle attachment, mix until all ingredients are incorporated. Roll out on a floured surface to about 2 inches think. Cut into triangles. Arrange on a cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees in a convection oven for 20 minutes.
The Nile
105 W. Main St., Mesa
480-352-9882, niletheater.com
